Senate moves forward with amendment to the Constitution on elections

The Hill ^ | September 08, 2014, 06:51 pm | Ramsey Cox

[SharpRightTurn]

Here are the Republicrats who voted for cloture, thus assuring this turkey will get an up or down vote:

Alexander (TN), Ayotte (NH), Graham (SC), Grassley (IA), Hatch (UT), Moran (KS), Boozman (AR), Burr (NC), Coats (IN), Cochran (MS), Collins (ME), Corker (TN), Cornyn (TX), Fischer (NE), Flake (AZ), Heller (NV), Hoeven (ND), Johanns (NE), Kirk (IL), McCain (AZ), McConnell (KY), Rubio (FL), Sessions (AL), Vitter (LA), and Wicker (MS).

Having now made sure their buddy, Dingy Harry, can pass the legislation with a simple majority, these 19 Republican stalwarts can now vote against the bill when it comes up for a vote and then go back and tell the low information Republican voters how they fought "campaign finance reform."

[SharpRightTurn]

“these 19 Republican stalwarts”

Make that 25.

With Republicans like this, who needs Dims?

[Ingtar]

Final passage requires 66 votes. Some of them would have to continue voting for it.

[chris37]

We do not need the senate any longer.

It is a collection of scheming enemies, much like the rest of the government.

[SharpRightTurn]

“can pass the legislation with a simple majority”

Correction 2: since a constitutional amendment, it would need a super majority 67, not 51. Sorry for any confusion.

I am so sick of these quislings playing the sleight of hand on allowing leftist legislation to go forward by voting for cloture, only to later hide behind a “no” vote they know will fail that I didn’t address the necessary substantive vote count properly.

[Political Junkie Too]

and be ratified by two-thirds of the states.

Isn't that 3/4ths of the states?

-PJ

[pabianice]

Final passage requires 2/3 of the House and 3/4 of the states.

[Vigilanteman]

I'm sorry, but if having a debate on repealing the First Amendment is a "good political strategy", it is still morally wrong.

Yes, I see some good senators on the cloture list, but I also notice who is absent, including Toomey (PA), Cruz (TX) and Lee(UT).

I respect their absolute morality views more than I do a political ploy.

[VRW Conspirator]

...Reid said ahead of the vote. “This constitutional amendment is what we need to bring sanity back to elections and restore Americans’ confidence in our democracy.”

Translation: this favors Democrats more than Republicans, so you are insane if you do not vote for it.

It just goes to show that these scoundrels are sensitive to "sanity in elections" and "confidence in democracy".

[READINABLUESTATE]

So liberals are against the first amendment now?
..or is it....
Free speech for me, but not for thee?

[Ingtar]

Actual passage in the Senate, not just cloture, also requires a 2/3 vote for passage.

[Bidimus1]

Allowing a vote is a good thing, it will show that some senators want a thumb on the scale.

[TomGuy]

Incumbents of both parties trying to make it more difficult for them to be challenged in future elections. They are trying to save their own a**es.

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[Usagi_yo]

67, they have to round up.

[SharpRightTurn]

“Incumbents of both parties trying to make it more difficult for them to be challenged in future elections. They are trying to save their own a**es.”

I certainly can’t argue with that.

[ontap]

Democrats have shown time and time again that when reforms are enacted they simply do not follow the law....Republicans know this and routinely fall for it!!!

[Ingtar]

Thank you for the correction. :) Voting for cloture has one drawback, that I can see. This allows the proposed amendment to be more widely demagogued.

[Mike Darancette]

With Republicans like this, who needs Dims?

Voting for it before voting against it.

[Alter Kaker]

How about an amendment to outlaw the US Senate and transfer responsibilities to the House? Why should Texas (population 26 million) get outvoted by Communist Senators from tiny states?

All of New England has a population of 14 million, half that of Texas, yet New England gets ten Senators and Texas gets two.

Unless you LIKE being ruled by Dingy Harry, Bernie Sanders, Pat Leahy...

[Alter Kaker]

Correction: New England actually has 12 Senators.

The average voter in New England has 12 times as much power in the Senate as a Texas voter. That's a good thing?